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Brad Lidge

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: Brad Lidge #54 of the Washington Nationals walks off the field after the top of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park on April 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.

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About Brad Lidge

Bradley Thomas Lidge (born December 23, 1976 in Sacramento, California) is a closer for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Lights Out", he is the all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings (12.98 K/9) among pitchers with at least 200 appearances in their career. Lidge throws a four-seam fastball that consistently reaches 95 or 96 miles per hour, as well as a hard, sharp breaking slider that ranges from 85 to 87 mph. He sealed the Phillies' 2008 World Series Championship with the final out, a strikeout in Game 5.

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